Weaker spring for AD20.5

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MDavis121212

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I'm probably late to the game but is there a weaker spring for the AD20.5. The stock spring is just ripping up my finger.
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How long have you had it? I wondered the same initially but got used to it after a fair amount of fidgeting.
 
Maybe with age and callus it'll become easier. I've read some that think it's too strong and uncomfortable others not so much. For me I can fidget with it about 4 times before it becomes too painful to pull. I might knock a few coils off it. Thanks for the replies!
For me the ultimate fidget knives are the Spyderco Para2 and Para3 and now the Kizer Comorant!
 
MDavis121212 said:
Maybe with age and callus it'll become easier. I've read some that think it's too strong and uncomfortable others not so much. For me I can fidget with it about 4 times before it becomes too painful to pull. I might knock a few coils off it. Thanks for the replies!
For me the ultimate fidget knives are the Spyderco Para2 and Para3 and now the Kizer Comorant!
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Demko is not known for fidgety folders , rather strength and safety .

But it's your knife .
 
DocJD said:
Demko is not known for fidgety folders , rather strength and safety .

But it's your knife .
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In one of his shark lock videos, he specifically states he wanted it to be fidgety and how he fidgeted with his from Pa to Atl for Blade.
 
Jdottinger said:
In one of his shark lock videos, he specifically states he wanted it to be fidgety and how he fidgeted with his from Pa to Atl for Blade.
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Welp , if I bought one to be fidgety , taking Demko at his word , I'd send it back if it wasn't . :(

I'd be cautious to weaken any stock spring , but that's the owner's business and risk to assume . ;)
 
I agree the spring seems pretty strong, but I decided that the jimping on mine was a little too sharp so just did some light diamond filing on it to round off the front edge a tiny bit. Now even with the strong spring it is far more comfortable to fidget with
 
When I first got mine I was trying to push the lock straight back on the tip of the shark lock with the tip of my finger to disengage the lock which was uncomfortable. Then I figured out you need to pullback and up pushing the tip of my finger under the tip of the lock which makes it much easier and more comfortable. Unless I feel the need to break in a knife I'm not much of a fidgeter but I have no problem with the lock now and see no reason why it would need a lighter spring.
 
I am a fan of stronger springs for a lock that is less likely to be accidentally disengaged (overkill on my part for sure) but the AD20.5 is so well designed and thought out I would be more inclined to leave it as is. The lock is already super fidget friendly without having too much or too little spring tension. Just my thoughts.
 
Not a Demko, but I was like "UGHHHH" when I first received my Espada XL and started opening, closing, opening, closing, opening...clo... closinggggggg....
It just takes a few days. Keep opening and closing it. I promise you, the stuff goes away like nothing.

Unless you are practiced in doing so, take your favorite Spyderco comp lock or back lock, and try, without all your focus/might, to open/close it with your left as you do with your right. Just do it casually. You will find that, unpracticed, it is not as swift as your main hand.
 
I know this thread is almost a year stale, but if anyone is researching this issue (too stiff springs on the Shark Lock) they should know that cutting a coil spring stiffens it (not weakens it). Heating the spring (assuming it is steel) will start the annealing process and weaken it some. Another option is just getting another slightly longer spring. The longer the spring, the softer it is (generally)... but, of course, it still needs to be able to fit inside the Shark Lock spring slot. But cutting a coil spring that is already too stiff will just make the problem worse.

Now back to your regularly scheduled programming. ;)
 
I have four Demkos and the AD20.5s do have the stiffer springs but they do seem to be in a sweet spot for lock security. My last two (CF and smooth Ti) suffered from a pretty aggressive jimping on the lock. That was more of an issue than the spring. It was easily fixed with a diamond stone and some patience. Now they are perfect.
 
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